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Glacier Washington Map

Explore Glacier, Washington, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Glacier, Washington

How to Use This Glacier, Washington Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Glacier, Washington. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Washington or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Glacier.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Glacier
State	Washington (WA)
County	Whatcom County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	48.892055
Longitude	-121.932208
Population	300
Density	69.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	98244
Area Code	206, 253
County Seat	Bellingham
School District	Mount Baker School District

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About Glacier, Washington

Glacier is a locality in Whatcom County, Washington, United States. It is a small community with a population of 300. The population density is 69.2 people per km². Glacier is located at 48.8921°N, 121.9322°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 98244.

Glacier defines the edge of civilization where the heavy timber of the Mt. Baker National Forest gives way to the rugged, vertical ambition of the earth. It lies 1.4 miles east-northeast of Whatcom, WA (from Whatcom, WA: bearing 56°T), and is situated 9.7 miles east-southeast of Peaceful Valley. Gallop Creek carves a persistent path through the landscape, its cold, clear water tumbling over moss-slicked stones with a sound that anchors the silence of the valley. To the east, the Cascade Range looms on the distant horizon like a jagged, ink-drawn line against the sky, while the deep, shadowed slopes of the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest press close against the perimeter. The air here holds a permanent, damp chill, smelling of crushed cedar needles and the slow, patient decay of the forest floor, and the light at dusk has a way of turning the thick evergreen canopy into a wall of solid, impenetrable charcoal.

History in Glacier remains tied to the extraction of the earth’s bounty, shifting from the frantic pulse of early logging camps to a quiet, seasonal rhythm driven by those drawn to the high, frozen reaches of the terrain. Residents of Glacier navigate a life dictated by the seasonal closing of mountain passes and the sudden, heavy accumulation of winter snows, which often bury the local infrastructure under a soft, muffling white. Visitors and locals alike look toward the distant presence of Hadley Glacier or venture toward the thunderous spray of Nooksack Falls, while those seeking the stillness of deeper wilderness hike the four miles toward the mirrored surfaces of Kidney Lakes. The economy hums with the cautious, steady trade of the outdoor enthusiast, and the pace of the day is marked not by clocks, but by the shifting shadows in The Gorge and the persistent, unhurried flow of the local creek.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Mt. Baker National Forest (National Forest) — locality lies within · 1.3M acres
Mount Baker Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 3.0 mi, 135° SE · 120k acres
Whatcom County Parks & Recreation (Local Park) — 3.2 mi, 291° W
Bridge Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 3.4 mi, 084° E
Ronald J. Taylor Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 4.9 mi, 151° SE
Nooksack Falls Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 5.7 mi, 081° E
North Fork Nooksak Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 7.0 mi, 079° E
Fire Bowl (Theatre) — 8.8 mi, 315° NW
Mount Baker National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 10.5 mi, 156° SE · 8,789 acres
Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 10.8 mi, 086° E · 1,009 acres
Homespun Kinetic Art (Public Artwork) — 13.1 mi, 223° SW
Stephen Mather Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 13.7 mi, 099° E · 641k acres
North Cascades National Park (National Park) — 14.2 mi, 111° E · 501k acres
Bernard Swinehart Safe (Historic Ruins) — 14.4 mi, 277° W
United We Stand (Monument) — 16.9 mi, 297° NW
Historic Galbraith Barn Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 17.0 mi, 223° SW
Gallery 7 Theatre (Theatre) — 17.0 mi, 297° NW
Nooksack Ancestors (Monument) — 17.3 mi, 278° W
American Legion Tribute Memorial to Saxon cemetery veterans (Monument) — 18.0 mi, 219° SW
Shadow of the Sentinels (Attraction) — 18.3 mi, 147° SE
Farmville (Attraction) — 19.2 mi, 295° NW
School Area (Attraction) — 19.3 mi, 295° NW
Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (Nature Reserve) — 19.6 mi, 275° W
Lake Whatcom Steam Railway (Museum) — 21.2 mi, 217° SW
Stimpson Family Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 23.1 mi, 242° SW
Skagit, Washington Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 24.6 mi, 171° S · 48k acres
Lookout Arts Quarry (Arts Centre) — 25.9 mi, 228° SW
Skagit Aero Education Museum (Museum) — 26.2 mi, 162° S
Cordata Gallery (Gallery) — 26.3 mi, 256° W
San Juan Islands National Monument (National Monument) — 29.4 mi, 242° SW · 432k acres

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